SF4995

Purpose

• Provide funding to build a new public safety facility in the city of St. Anthony Village.
• The facility would serve St. Anthony Village, Falcon Heights, and Lauderdale, housing both police and fire departments.
• The project includes spaces for staff training, equipment storage, and public education/outreach.

Main Provisions

• Subdivision 1: Appropriation
  • Appropriates 12,963,000 from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of public safety.
  • Use: grant to the city of St. Anthony Village to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip the new public safety facility.
  • Purpose of the facility: house the police and fire departments serving St. Anthony Village, Falcon Heights, and Lauderdale; provide space for staff training, equipment storage, and public meeting rooms for education and outreach.
• Subdivision 2: Bond Sale
  • Requires the commissioner of management and budget to sell and issue bonds up to 12,963,000.
  • Bonds are to be issued under the terms specified by Minnesota law (Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675) and the state constitution (Article XI, sections 4 to 7).

Significance and Potential Impact

• Establishes a new, shared public safety facility funded by state bonds rather than immediate general funds.
• Creates a multi-city public safety hub intended to improve coordination for three cities (St. Anthony Village, Falcon Heights, Lauderdale).
• Adds dedicated spaces for training and public outreach, potentially expanding community education and engagement.

Key Changes to Law (Summary)

• Adds a new capital investment appropriation funded by the bond proceeds fund for a specific public safety facility.
• Authorizes the sale and issuance of state bonds up to the stated amount to finance the project.
• Ties funding to existing bond statutes and constitutional provisions governing bond issuance.

Relevant Terms

• appropriation
• bond proceeds fund
• grant
• commissioner of public safety
• predesign
• design
• construct
• furnish
• equip
• public safety facility
• police and fire departments
• St. Anthony Village
• Falcon Heights
• Lauderdale
• staff training
• equipment storage
• meeting rooms open to the public
• education and outreach
• bond sale
• commissioner of management and budget
• Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675
• Minnesota Constitution Article XI sections 4 to 7